** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Public Health 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Monday, April 28, 2025 

PLACE:        E2.030 
CHAIR:        Rep. Gary VanDeaver 

The length of public testimony and the number of witnesses may be limited at the discretion of the chair.

HB 3772        Craddick | et al.                         
Relating to the sale of certain e-cigarettes in this state and a directory of e-cigarette manufacturers and their products; authorizing fees; authorizing administrative and civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1656        Howard | et al.                           
Relating to emergency detention by a paramedic of certain persons with mental illness for preliminary examination at a mental health facility.

HB 4504        Bonnen                                    
Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners.

HB 1896        Cole                                      
Relating to a mental health leave policy for certain telecommunicators.

HB 4420        Rose                                      
Relating to the collection of information on available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.

HB 4421        Rose                                      
Relating to available resources of certain state agencies to support and sustain peer-recovery organizations in this state.

HB 4076        Leach | et al.                            
Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.

HB 3708        Oliverson                                 
Relating to charity care provided by certain health care facilities.

HB 2806        Lujan | et al.                            
Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing criminal penalties; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3540        Harless                                   
Relating to the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist.

HB 1586        Hull | et al.                             
Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

HB 5459        Wilson                                    
Relating to food service establishment, temporary food service establishment, and retail food store permits for certain small-scale businesses.

HB 4553        Ordaz                                     
Relating to the mandatory reporting of birth outcomes by licensed midwives in the State of Texas.

HB 4535        McQueeney | et al.                        
Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.

HB 3811        Plesa                                     
Relating to youth injury mitigation and information training for coaches and youth athletics personnel.

HB 3749        Orr | et al.                              
Relating to the regulation of the practice of medicine, including the performance of cosmetic medical procedures and the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

HB 4255        McLaughlin                                
Relating to the regulation of physicians and the disciplinary authority of the Texas Medical Board.

HB 4051        Frank                                     
Relating to the authority of certain healthcare providers to order and provide or dispense limited prescription drugs.

HB 5098        Curry                                     
Relating to the establishment of an electronic health record loan program for certain health care facilities.

HB 4539        Johnson                        Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians specializing in ophthalmology.

HB 5274        Cunningham | et al.           Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the licensing and regulation of anesthesiologist assistants; requiring an occupational license; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees.

HB 3554        Simmons                                   
Relating to establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c410

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Bills added after last posting:

HB 4539

HB 5274

**         See Committee Coordinator for previous versions         **
of this notice.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.